The Stadium Course at PGA WEST

Hot as can be but worth it to play a beautiful and challenging course!

If you get a good deal, go play this course even in 102 degree heat. Good greens, decent fairways for end of summer. Great course layout, challenging but very playable even from the blue tees. Very enjoyable round. For 3-4 times less the price to play Torrey Pines South as a non-resident, PGA West Stadium course wins hands down any day. Want my revenge on the 17th hole next time (ball trickled into water/rocks near the bridge-LoL). But perhaps will give the Jack Nicklaus Tournament course a go first. Will definitely be back.

Great course, in perfect shape. It was challenging, but worth it! Super great experience.

Given the fact they are about to close for overseeing, the course was still in fairly good shape and the layout is always amazing. My only real complaint is the pace of play. There are two signature par threes that tend to slow play due to length and water hazards. Those holes need to be marshaled better as we had four groups stacked up and then it never got better as we were always two groups on the tee box from that point on. Still a good time. Staff was great.

Didn't play my best today but had a great time anyway , The course was in good shape and the greens ran true, down grain the roll out was a lot,, I will be back and hope I play better then I did today...

Tough as nails Stadium course. Summer desert conditions with grass clippings around a few greens that kills the ball. In prime season this is a different track. Still tough but the greens hold approach shots.

Great place many challenges, specially the sand traps

Great course but incredibly difficult. 2 feet off can cost you 3 strokes. Out of 18 holes probably had less than 20 shots off of flat ground, be ready for hills 12 foot slopes and Alcatraz style holes. With that being said a great course that will test your ability

Played here around noon on a weekday. Starter was extremely friendly and I was provided with a cooler (with ice and water) in my cart. GPS in the cart among the nicest I've ever seen, really came in handy.

It was hot (105) but bearable if you took some ice and rags and stayed hydrated... try to find shade in between holes. Walking in the summer would be suicidal.

Pace was wonderful, felt like I had the whole course to myself.

The Course

Not for beginners or higher handicaps- this course will crush you. Beyond challenging, every shot makes you think, and even the slightest mistakes are nearly always punished. Massive moguls and bunkers if you miss the fairway. Generally, a good strategy to miss long opposed to short, if you must miss. Bogeys here are respectable, pars are achievements, birdies are accomplishments. Greens are firm, fast, and in impeccable condition for the summer. My favorite hole was Double Trouble, number 6, water on left and right, accuracy here is a must.

Would I play here again? Absolutely! Walked away with an 88, was stoked on it. Would be cool to play in the on-season, but as you can imagine, much more expensive

Played both the Norman & Stadium Courses today both are very nice & were on my bucket list of places to play, the Stadium Course is great from 15 on into 18 with the Island Green on 17, the Rolling Hills & 100+ pot bunkers are visually enticing but tend to be a bit overkill, it was warm 100+ playing the Stadium Course with my buddy so we finished 40 minutes ahead of their target time. Bermuda Greens were very firm. We enjoyed it very much, the Clubhouse is a must see lots of Golf History on display, I would play here again & want to check out the others on the property soon.

Such a beautiful course to play. Tough to keep the course pristine in the summer, but was very close to pristine today.

Wide range of “fair” Tee Boxes. Was the perfect setup.

Staff we were in contact with was helpful and courteous. Treated first class. .

A beautiful course. Well laid out. Straight off the tees is at premium unless you like sand or water. A tough course, can't imagine how tough it is when set up for the pros. Would definitely play here again.

What can you say.... I mean it’s the PGA West Stadium course! Amazing design (as normal) for Pete Dye and tricky as ever. One of the most toughest tracks I have played, hard to find an even lie but that to be said about 99% of Pete’s courses.

Greens were in great condition and true to play. Fairways were nice the rough was thick enough but not to thick.... DEEEEP BUNKERS!!! DEEP!

Would highly recommend to anyone! Good reminder.

Always fun to play a track the pros play on and see where you truly measure up. Welp back to the range for me.

Rode the Blues (6739/73.1/140) mid day in 3H, 15M. on a GN Hot Deal. Matched up with Brandon, nice guy and really good player. The weather was uncomfortable. Muggy, calm and 109. Bermuda tees were mostly flat and more thin than lush with good coverage. Bermuda fairways had many brownish areas but were still nice to play from. Bermuda rough was thick even though mowed down low. Usually okay to play out of, not very penal. Plentiful sand traps were very well maintained with good quality sand. Bermuda greens putted medium speed and were firm and somewhat bumpy. Today was about as dead as I have ever seen PGA West. There were probably less than 40 cars total for both the Nicklaus Tournament and Stadium courses. Counting employees, that is not many players for 2 courses of this caliber on a holiday. We had several holes in front and behind us with no one most of the round. @ Stadium you face more than usual amounts of water plus huge, deep sand traps as tough obstacles. Throw in the typical Pete Dye moguls and you have a layout that is among the toughest I play. Always enjoy this layout. Excellent customer service as usual here. Complementary bottled water was a +. Cart gal around several times. Numerous water stations on the course. Good GPS on the carts. Nice all grass range that was not very busy. Highly recommended.

Most players on the course today were very slaptronic. Slow as heck for summertime why don't you hacks go play the par 3 on cook st!!!

I've played here several times, Today the track wasn't in the best of condition. Brought a buddy who never played here. The course starts with pretty mild holes until # 6 after that if your not hitting proper golf shots prepare for torture. You don't have to hit great or good shots, Just not poor ones thats when Pete the punisher e·vis·cer·ates your round!! Just ask my friend a 10 hdcp shot Gretzky lol. Rode the blues 6700+ yds. I love this course not so much for the challenge but to watch decent players get a 25 hdcp beat down!!

First time out at TPC Stadium. What a disappointment. The fairways were terrible and that wasn’t even the worst of it. Sand was rock hard/dirt. The greens...they should warn you when booking that the greens are in terrible shape. The grass was so long I think the fairways rolled better. Just so disappointed after hearing such good things.

Such a great course that is challenging and fun at any angle. I would say couple things which shocked me is they did not have a cooler on the cart - there was not cart person or bag person when I pulled up to drop off clubs and even when I completed my round. Other than that when I paid for my green fees the employee there was amazing.